Maurice Mipson is the wealthy chairman of Avalanche Arts Academy’s board of trustees and admissions  in Connecticut. He is unmarried with no children but has two brothers who have one spoiled daughter each: rebellious Thea who has gotten expelled from multiple boarding schools for her troublemaking behavior and Mipsy, who is a narcissistic and mean-spirited fashionista. Maurice is close with his two nieces and often spoils them himself such as at their bat mitzvahs.